Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-06

the number of killed reaches twenty, and
that about as many more are seriously
injured.
THE CONDUCTOR FATALLY BURNED.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Feb. 5. - The
express train for Montreal which LETT
here at S:15 last night ran off the bridge
at Woodstock, VT, two miles north of
White River } unctiOn, and the sleeping
and passenger cars and the bridge were
entirely burned. IL is reported that
large number of persons were injured.
The number of killed and burned is also
reported as large.
CONDUCTOR STURTEvANT was fatally
burned.
The accident occurred between l end
O'Clock this morning On the Central Yer
mont Road.
Later-The accident assumes frightful
proportions as further particulars are
learned. The train was the Boston and
NJ, ntreal express, on the Vermont Cen
trail Road, which connected at White
River Junction with the Montreal eX
press from Springfield, consisting of one
sleeping car and one passenger coach,
which are attached to the Boston and
Montreal train.
this city, of the firm of Smith & Wesson,
pistol manufacturers, was killed, and it is
reported that the loss Of life is large.
STORY OF VICTIM OF THE WRECK
CONCORD, n. H., Feb. 5.-An occupant
of the Boston sleeper, whose name could
not be ascertalned, passed through here
this afternoon. He said the car was full,
every berth being occupied. The train
Of
When it left it had the sleeper from
Springfield besides q passenger csr.
He thinks it must have been about
2:l0 in the morning when he WAS awak-
ened by the quiveriHg OF the car as If
it was off the rails. This movement he
noticed but short time Wnen he became
conscious that the coach had gone over
the abutment of the bridge and was sink
ing with frightful rapidity. To adj to
his CONSERVATION the car turned upside
down, and when it struck the ice IN the
river the top was crushed in. He occupied
lower berth, and ~ almost superhuman
efforts he SGcce eIed lr eXtrlcatlnS himself
from the wreck. He was VIII acquainted
with the occupant of the upper Der b,
gentleman, and as quickly as possible he
set himself ii work to relieve his friend.
He worked with energy but his efforts
proved unsuccessful and he was finally
driven away by the flames and
became involuntarily witness OF
the horrible death OF his com
panion, who was burned before mis-
eyes. He saw quite 3 number OF lives
rescued, many with several bruises and
burns. But few bodies had been takrn
OUT when he left At that tire 1t was
impossible to ascertain the names or
number of the victims. He expressed
the belief, however, that not more than
thirty persons were killed. The railroad
bridge took fire from the wreck and was
totally destroyed.
GRAPHIC STORY OF CHARLES NJ. HOsMER.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Feo. 8.
When the relief train iron White River
Junction reached the wreck the progress
of the flames had been so rapid that the
bridge and four cars had been practically
destroyed. A few burning timbers were
seen and the iron of the bridge was scat
tered over the ground. The only house
near the scene was that of Thomas Pin
gree, farmer, and had it
not been for his hospitsble
roof some of the injured would doubtless
have persisted from exposure, The bag